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乙

yǐㄧˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: ẤT

Traditional: 乙

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaningyǐ(numeral, vocab.word.pos.Mg, noun, vocab.word.pos.g)

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 方, as opposed to 方); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

Order: 甲 (A), 乙 (B), 丙 (C), 丁 (D). 甲方 = Party A, 乙方 = Party B.

Examples

  • 合同里的乙方是我们公司。

    hé tong lǐ de yǐ fāng shì wǒ men gōng sī.

    Party B in the contract is our company.

  • 这次考试他得了乙等。

    zhè cì kǎo shì tā dé le yǐ děng.

    He got a B grade in this exam.

  • 甲队和乙队打成了平局。

    jiǎ duì hé yǐ duì dǎ chéng le píng jú.

    Team A and Team B drew.

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Meaningzhé(numeral, vocab.word.pos.Mg, noun, vocab.word.pos.g)

turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折

Examples

  • 在笔画名称里,乙指的是折笔。

    zài bǐ huà míng chēng lǐ, yǐ zhǐ de shì zhé bǐ.

    In stroke names, 乙 refers to a turning stroke.

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ẤT · 1 stroke

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 方, as opposed to 方); ethyl; bent